While exit polls indicate that Walker's win won't have much of an
effect on the President's standing in Wisconsin — Obama led
Mitt Romney, 54 to 48 percent, according
to CNN results, the results are nevertheless an
embarrassment for Democrats. The national party initially
heralded the recall effort as a referendum on the GOP's agenda —
DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz called the election a
"dry run" for November last month — but backed away after it
became clear that Walker would likely withstand the challenge.